SubscribeTech Industry Backing Up The Fight For Fair Use
Posted in News on August 30th, 2007. By Eduard F. Vinyamata.
The Computer & Communications Industry Association, a group backed up by companies such as Google, Microsoft, or Yahoo, filed a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission alleging that Hollywood studios, book publishers and professional sport leagues are using copyright notices that misrepresent the law and completely disregard Fair Use:
These warnings intimidate average people and hinder free expression. They depict as illegal many legitimate and beneficial uses made possible by the high-tech industry, and cast a pall over the high-tech marketplace represented by the Computer & Communications Industry Association. Moreover, these misleading warnings represent an assault on the open communications and free expression vital to our society. (Source)
Beyond the fact that defending Fair Use might be as good for consumers as it is for the companies behind the CCIA, content owners should consider the importance of user experience. Pirate content users don’t have to wait for advertising and threatening copyright notices before they enjoy a DVD movie. Why should paying customers have to?
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